Susan Schulten is professor of history at the University of Denver and the author of The Geographical Imagination in America, 1880-1950, also published by the University of Chicago Press. In 2010 she was named a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.

"In a work of deep scholarship and insight, Susan Schulten traces the origins of a now-ubiquitous presence in American life: maps with a story to tell. Schulten uncovers not only a fascinating panorama of maps but also a colorful array of characters who taught America to see itself in new ways. Read this book and maps will never look the same." -Edward L. Ayers, University of Richmond"

Susan Schulten is professor of history at the University of Denver and the author of The Geographical Imagination in America, 1880-1950, also published by the University of Chicago Press. In 2010 she was named a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.

"In a work of deep scholarship and insight, Susan Schulten traces the origins of a now-ubiquitous presence in American life: maps with a story to tell. Schulten uncovers not only a fascinating panorama of maps but also a colorful array of characters who taught America to see itself in new ways. Read this book and maps will never look the same." -Edward L. Ayers, University of Richmond"

Susan Schulten is professor of history at the University of Denver and the author of The Geographical Imagination in America, 1880-1950, also published by the University of Chicago Press. In 2010 she was named a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.

"In a work of deep scholarship and insight, Susan Schulten traces the origins of a now-ubiquitous presence in American life: maps with a story to tell. Schulten uncovers not only a fascinating panorama of maps but also a colorful array of characters who taught America to see itself in new ways. Read this book and maps will never look the same." -Edward L. Ayers, University of Richmond"